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the obama administration's sweeping health care law. a major issue in the presidential campaign. now the justices will decide whether it's constitutional. our justice correspondent pete williams has the details. >> health care now, health care now! >> reporter: it touched off tea party protests in the streets. >> throw out this bill! >> reporter: brought condemnation from republicans running for president. >> i will stop obama-care in its tracks and get it repealed. >> reporter: and made a huge change in federal law, a landmark in the obama presidency signed two years ago. >> everybody should have some basic security when it comes to their health care. >> reporter: but 26 states and a national business group are challenging the law's central requirement that all americans get health insurance. here's the key question. how much authority does the constitution give congress in the power, quote, to regulate commerce? the challengers say congress has no power to regulate people who are not involved in a commercial transaction. that means, they say, that congress cannot force people t
the obama administration's sweeping health care law. a major issue in the presidential campaign. now the justices will decide whether it's constitutional. our justice correspondent pete williams has the details. >> health care now, health care now! >> reporter: it touched off tea party protests in the streets. >> throw out this bill! >> reporter: brought condemnation from republicans running for president. >> i will stop obama-care in its tracks and get it...
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obama administration lawyer argued arizona is working to drive illegal immigrants out of the state. but conservative justice antonin scalia noted arizona is not trying to kick out anybody, the federal government has already said does not belong here. it seems to me, said chief justice john roberts, the federal government doesn't want to know who is here illegally and who is not. swing justice anthony kennedy asked must the state accept in the borders illegal migrants? liberal justice stephen breyer asked if they call the feds, what's the conflict? sonia sotomayor warned him about the case. you can see its not selling very well. jan brewer left the hearing encouraged. >> arizona has the right, i as governor, i felt, was somewhat ensured that i had a right to protect the citizens of arizona. >> reporter: brewer charged president obama sued her state to get a boost with hispanic voters. i'm steve handelsman, nbc news, washington. >>> nbc news confirmed newt gingrich plans to suspend his campaign next tuesday. the former house speaker will make the announcement in washington. it is like
obama administration lawyer argued arizona is working to drive illegal immigrants out of the state. but conservative justice antonin scalia noted arizona is not trying to kick out anybody, the federal government has already said does not belong here. it seems to me, said chief justice john roberts, the federal government doesn't want to know who is here illegally and who is not. swing justice anthony kennedy asked must the state accept in the borders illegal migrants? liberal justice stephen...
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obama's administration would play it that way and claim it was political and not a legally based decision. >> that's a problem for the court because you did have bush v. gore. this is health care reform which is a political issue. chris: and the thinking about this, they better not look partisan. >> it's not comparable. a stolen election is not the same as striking this down. there is a constitutional, legitimate, very conservative play here on bush v. gore it was pure politics and purely corrupt. chris: there's an interstate commerce clause in how stretchable it is. before we break, "mad men" is back and that iconic music. don draper cascading through emages of american capitalism, those opening titles, images of the products the mad men push. the brilliant opening we heard, we've come up with an imagined title sequence for the story of barack obama's campaign for 2012. ♪ ♪ chris: let's roll some of that again slowly so you can catch all the images of what obama is falling through. this year from the opponents to the issues, jobs, death, health, war, and that's our time. but when we
obama's administration would play it that way and claim it was political and not a legally based decision. >> that's a problem for the court because you did have bush v. gore. this is health care reform which is a political issue. chris: and the thinking about this, they better not look partisan. >> it's not comparable. a stolen election is not the same as striking this down. there is a constitutional, legitimate, very conservative play here on bush v. gore it was pure politics and...
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there are conflicting versions from the obama administration and libyan officials about who exactly was behind last week's deadly attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya. nbc's brian mooar has details. >> reporter: was the attack on the u.s. consulate in libya spontaneous or did terrorists use a protest over an anti-islamic film as cover? >> opportunistic extremist elements came to the consulate as this was unfolding. they came with heavy weapons, which unfortunately are readily available in post-revolutionary libya. >> reporter: libya's interim president says it was coordinated, but not by libyans. >> it was planned by foreigners, by people who entered the country few months ago. >> reporter: libyan officials say they've rounded up dozens of suspects. the fbi is hoping to deliver a definitive answer on what happened, but has been unable to reach the consulate in benghazi because it's still too dangerous. the waves of anti-american protests from north africa to asia appear to be ebbing, but critics of current u.s. policy say the protests are not the problem, they're a symptom. >
there are conflicting versions from the obama administration and libyan officials about who exactly was behind last week's deadly attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya. nbc's brian mooar has details. >> reporter: was the attack on the u.s. consulate in libya spontaneous or did terrorists use a protest over an anti-islamic film as cover? >> opportunistic extremist elements came to the consulate as this was unfolding. they came with heavy weapons, which unfortunately are...
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. >>> the war next door, is the obama administration downplaying the danger along the u.s.-mexico border? tonight, an exclusive nbc investigation. >>> and young hero, news about the brave teen that the whole world is pulling for. nightly news begins now. >>> good evening, there is every reason to believe the live television audience watching the vp debate tonight will be every bit as large as the last presidential debate, and because that debate was something of a game-changer, as it turned out, the stakes going into tonight are higher for two men from similar backgrounds, who are very different. for starters, this is the broadest age difference of any debate. our political team is in place tonight, our coverage includes our nbc polling numbers out just tonight on this race we want to begin with nbc's ron mott in danville, kentucky, tonight, good evening. >> reporter: hey, brian, to you, vice president joe biden will be there at that table, paul ryan the other table. congressman ryan comes into this debate, riding the republican wave of momentum the forward progress is what
. >>> the war next door, is the obama administration downplaying the danger along the u.s.-mexico border? tonight, an exclusive nbc investigation. >>> and young hero, news about the brave teen that the whole world is pulling for. nightly news begins now. >>> good evening, there is every reason to believe the live television audience watching the vp debate tonight will be every bit as large as the last presidential debate, and because that debate was something of a...
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the obama administration immediately went to court arguing arizona went too far and got the law blocked. civil liberty groups claim detentions would amount to racial profiling. >> that's likely to be based on whether someone is latino or asian-american, what their last name is, whether they speak english, what they look like, all illegitimate indicators of someone's immigration status. >> reporter: the lower courts agreed with the obama administration's claim that immigration is mainly a federal responsibility. the government says arizona's goal of enforcement at all costs upsets what should be national priorities. the federal government says it's concentrating on the most dangerous illegal immigrants, those who commit crimes and present a risk of terrorism and that arizona would flood the system with anyone who fails to have the right papers. but the state says it's doing just what congress intended when federal immigration laws were passed, giving states some role. >> this arizona law is exactly what congress had in mind, especially when it comes to making sure that there's cooperatio
the obama administration immediately went to court arguing arizona went too far and got the law blocked. civil liberty groups claim detentions would amount to racial profiling. >> that's likely to be based on whether someone is latino or asian-american, what their last name is, whether they speak english, what they look like, all illegitimate indicators of someone's immigration status. >> reporter: the lower courts agreed with the obama administration's claim that immigration is...
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the obama administration is bracing for another day of major demonstrations in parts of the muslim world after today's weekly prayers. meanwhile, there's a new development in the investigation into this week's consulate killings in libya. nbc's tracie potts has the very latest from washington. tracie, good morning. >> reporter: mara, good morning. good morning, everyone. we've evacuated our folks out of benghazi to tripoli. in tripoli the embassy is at bare bones emergency staff only, as authorities fear more violence throughout the region. more demonstrations overnight. more tear gas. more rocks thrown at police. so far, more than 200 have been injured in protests at 11 u.s. compounds. and despite a call for calm by egypt's president, there's concern about more violence today after friday prayer. >> we are going to bring those who killed our fellow americans to justice. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: the fbi is sending a team from new york to germany, then benghazi, to investigate. libya announced four arrests in the deaths of four americans and said they're looking for more. >> w
the obama administration is bracing for another day of major demonstrations in parts of the muslim world after today's weekly prayers. meanwhile, there's a new development in the investigation into this week's consulate killings in libya. nbc's tracie potts has the very latest from washington. tracie, good morning. >> reporter: mara, good morning. good morning, everyone. we've evacuated our folks out of benghazi to tripoli. in tripoli the embassy is at bare bones emergency staff only, as...
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and the obama rule and the obama administration's ruling and mandates on this issue run counter to those religious protections that are constitutional principles. >> true or untrue on abortion. governor romney has said he would sign a bill that banned abortion, should that come to his desk. >> and i think what he is saying is laying out very clearly what his record is on and the exceptions that he supports. there's diversity on those in the republican party. but he has also clearly said he is pro-life. he has never run away from his record as a pro-life candidate or governor before that. but he is setting clear what he believe the exceptions are that he stands for. >> but he would sign a bill if it came to that to ban abortion. >> he is pro-life. he has talked about that. he also believes in certain exceptions. in that ad you just played, it identifies those exceptions he believes in. >> let me talk more generally about how he relates to women because this has become such an issue on the campaign trail. when you talked about flexibility in schedules, he talked about the binders full of w
and the obama rule and the obama administration's ruling and mandates on this issue run counter to those religious protections that are constitutional principles. >> true or untrue on abortion. governor romney has said he would sign a bill that banned abortion, should that come to his desk. >> and i think what he is saying is laying out very clearly what his record is on and the exceptions that he supports. there's diversity on those in the republican party. but he has also clearly...
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the supreme court decision, pitting tv networks against the obama administration. >>> welcome back, everyone. this morning the family of a college drum major suing the owner of a bus where a young man died allegedly after being hazed. champion's parents say their son's death is due in part by negligence of the bus company. champion's parents say the florida a&m band was allowed to get back on the bus to haze members after at bus dropped them on to a hotel. champion collapsed in november after allegedly being beaten during a hazing ritual. champion's parent says he may have been targeted because he was gay. >>> the supreme court case is pitting the obama administration against the nation's tv networks. the highest court considering when the government should police the airwaves for cursing and course content. broadcasts are say regulating content on networks maying outdated when americans have access to cable tv and the internet. at the very least, the fcc's current policies are too hard to figure out. for example, penalizing curse words during live awards programming but not movies into comi
the supreme court decision, pitting tv networks against the obama administration. >>> welcome back, everyone. this morning the family of a college drum major suing the owner of a bus where a young man died allegedly after being hazed. champion's parents say their son's death is due in part by negligence of the bus company. champion's parents say the florida a&m band was allowed to get back on the bus to haze members after at bus dropped them on to a hotel. champion collapsed in...
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. >>> it was safe to say it was a rough day for the obama administration in the lawsuit against arizona's tough immigration law. while protesters on both sides of the issue demonstrated outside the u.s. supreme court heard oral arguments in the u.s. versus arizona. five states have already passed laws like arizona's and many more might if the high court upholds that law. the law requires police to stop and detain people while they determine their immigration status. and congress set to vote on president obama's plan to keep interest rates low on student loans. the president's urging congress to act before interest rates double on july 1st. he spoke to college students this week. >> stopping this from happening should be a no-brainer. >> let's fix the problems for young americans and leave the campaign theatrics for the fall. >> a rare moment of agreement. but the republicans, democrats, cannot agree on exactly how to do it. the republican bill up for a vote tomorrow would pay for lower student rates by cutting president obama's health plan. >>> 4:48. a florida woman suffered minor injurie
. >>> it was safe to say it was a rough day for the obama administration in the lawsuit against arizona's tough immigration law. while protesters on both sides of the issue demonstrated outside the u.s. supreme court heard oral arguments in the u.s. versus arizona. five states have already passed laws like arizona's and many more might if the high court upholds that law. the law requires police to stop and detain people while they determine their immigration status. and congress set to...
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. >>> the world trade organization handed the obama administration a small but significant victory barring china from imposing duties on steel exports made at ohio based ak steel. >>> the average price of regular gas is down to $3.74 a gallon. >>> well, dunkin donuts munchkins may have a new sibling, bagel bunchkins. brilliant. dunkin reportedly applied for the trademark, but no word yet on whether the bagel holes might arrive. >>> victoria's secret unveiled its annual fantasy bra. the gem encrusted floral creation is worth a whopping 2.5 million bucks. but who has that kind of cash? this guy. the 22-year-old just won 30 million big ones in the massachusetts mega millions so what or who will he spend it on? he's not quite sure, but we do know who he won't be spoiling. >> no, no lucky girlfriend. just broke up with her so -- thank god. yeah. >> he probably has a few lucky girlfriends waiting in the wings. >>> coming up, the cards push the giants to the brink and the niners are tops in their division. plus, the tigers break out the broom for a celebration. your sports headlines are straight
. >>> the world trade organization handed the obama administration a small but significant victory barring china from imposing duties on steel exports made at ohio based ak steel. >>> the average price of regular gas is down to $3.74 a gallon. >>> well, dunkin donuts munchkins may have a new sibling, bagel bunchkins. brilliant. dunkin reportedly applied for the trademark, but no word yet on whether the bagel holes might arrive. >>> victoria's secret unveiled...
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. >> she went on to say the obama administration would work closely with congress to lift cold war-era trade sanctions on russia so u.s. businesses could benefit from russia's new wto membership. the 1974 amendment restricted trade with the soviet union over its human rights record. clinton also met with japan's prime minister today. >>> in afghanistan a suicide bomber detonated explosives near the nato headquarters in kabul today and six people were reportedly killed. nbc's atia abawi has the latest. >> reporter: it's an area where isaf and the u.s. embassy and camp eggers and other foreign embassies are located. >> it's a clear sign that the insurgency is not caring at all about the civilian population and they're misusing teenagers for their brutal attacks. >> reporter: the taliban quickly claimed responsibility for the attack. they say they were targeting a covert cia torture center. they also claim to have killed five american-asians. but according to afghan officials it was only afghan civilians who were killed and wounded in the attack and according to pictures and video from th
. >> she went on to say the obama administration would work closely with congress to lift cold war-era trade sanctions on russia so u.s. businesses could benefit from russia's new wto membership. the 1974 amendment restricted trade with the soviet union over its human rights record. clinton also met with japan's prime minister today. >>> in afghanistan a suicide bomber detonated explosives near the nato headquarters in kabul today and six people were reportedly killed. nbc's atia...
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. >> yesterday the obama administration said the fate of assange is a matter for sweden, britain, and ecuador to resolve. the white house has no comment on assange's comments today. >>> well, if republican paul ryan isn't a household name yet, he will be one very soon. already mitt romney's pick for vice presidential running mate is changing the dynamic of the 2012 campaign. both parties are betting it is good news for the ticket. here's more from washington. >> reporter: in just over a week on the campaign trail. vp candidate paul ryan has changed the national political conversation. >> medicare -- >> medicare. >> medicare. >> medicare. >> reporter: medicare and what the republicans plan to do with it is suddenly the hot topic thanks to the budget plan proposed by the house budget committee chairman. >> congressman ryan wants to turn medicare into a voucher system. >> if mitt romney and paul ryan get elected to the white house, medicare will be bankrupt by the end of their first term. >> reporter: ryan and his mom were dispatched to the biggest district in senior rich florida to atta
. >> yesterday the obama administration said the fate of assange is a matter for sweden, britain, and ecuador to resolve. the white house has no comment on assange's comments today. >>> well, if republican paul ryan isn't a household name yet, he will be one very soon. already mitt romney's pick for vice presidential running mate is changing the dynamic of the 2012 campaign. both parties are betting it is good news for the ticket. here's more from washington. >> reporter:...
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. >>> the government accountability office wants the obama administration to cancel an $8 billion medicare bonus program. the gao says most of the money would go to medicare advantage insurance plans that are only rated average and would offset many of the initial cost cuts achieved by the new health care law. >>> the trial of former presidential candidate john edwards starts today. opening arguments are expected in the case, accusing edwards of illegal use of campaign funds to hide an affair during the 2008 campaign. >>> the u.s. supreme court today hears arguments on the federal government's challenge to arizona's controversial immigration law, which has sparked nationwide protests. >>> and in china, american daredevil dean potter made a death-defying barefoot walk yesterday on a ropeline almost 6,000 feet high over a canyon with no safety equipment. potter made the 131-foot crossing and then celebrated. i would imagine he did. >>> well, now here's an early look at one of your top health headlines on msnbc.com. scientists are learning more about that so-called brain freeze, that almost u
. >>> the government accountability office wants the obama administration to cancel an $8 billion medicare bonus program. the gao says most of the money would go to medicare advantage insurance plans that are only rated average and would offset many of the initial cost cuts achieved by the new health care law. >>> the trial of former presidential candidate john edwards starts today. opening arguments are expected in the case, accusing edwards of illegal use of campaign funds...
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obama administration officials tell the "times" the pentagon is against israeli's suggestions to destroy syria's weapons facilities because an israeli intervention might prompt syrians to rally in defense of assad. officials say wednesday's deadly bombing in the heart of damascus that killed the defense minister and his the deputy, assad's brother-in-law, may turn out to be a turning point in the country's conflict. >>> well, israel is vowing retaliation against iran for the bombing of a tourist bus in bulgaria. at least seven people died in the attack on the bus in an airport in the resort city on the black sea. the israelis had just arrived on a flight from tel aviv for a vacation in bulgaria. bulgaria's interior minister says that a suspected suicide attacker was carrying a fake driver's license issued in the state of michigan and was the latest in a series of overseas attacks that israel attributes to iran. iran's tv calls claims that the nation was behind the attack, quote, ridiculous. >>> elsewhere london's metropolitan police have arrested three muslim men suspected of traveling t
obama administration officials tell the "times" the pentagon is against israeli's suggestions to destroy syria's weapons facilities because an israeli intervention might prompt syrians to rally in defense of assad. officials say wednesday's deadly bombing in the heart of damascus that killed the defense minister and his the deputy, assad's brother-in-law, may turn out to be a turning point in the country's conflict. >>> well, israel is vowing retaliation against iran for the...
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. >>> plus, the obama administration has a donation debacle on its hands tonight. we'll explain the allegations against a major contributor to the president's re-election campaign. >>> also -- >> beef, it's about the beef. >> keep thinking pink slime out of beef products is a no brainer? think again. we'll show you where thousands poured out to defend it. >>> welcome back. the wisconsin primary will likely be the end of the road for several gop presidential hopefuls. mitt romney is hoping a win in wisconsin will help him secure the nomination. the republican establishment and prominent tea party members are lining up behind him, but rick santorum is not giving up. >> if romney gets to 1,144 delegates -- >> i'm not talking about this anymore. we're just focused on doing well here in wisconsin. >> now, santorum does have reason to be concerned about the number of delegates behind romney. tuesday is his last chance to win a big prize in the midwest. newt gingrich is also under pressure to drop out but says he's not going to concede until someone else has won. >>> mean
. >>> plus, the obama administration has a donation debacle on its hands tonight. we'll explain the allegations against a major contributor to the president's re-election campaign. >>> also -- >> beef, it's about the beef. >> keep thinking pink slime out of beef products is a no brainer? think again. we'll show you where thousands poured out to defend it. >>> welcome back. the wisconsin primary will likely be the end of the road for several gop...
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supreme court delivered a mixed verdict to both the obama administration and the state of arizona yesterday, ruling it is constitutional for arizona police to check immigration status. however, other sections of the state's controversial immigration law were thrown out entirely. nbc's steve handelsman has more. >> reporter: both sides had something to celebrate as the high court handed down the arizona decision. by 5-3 the justices upheld the most controversial part of the law, requiring police to check the immigration status of anyone they stop and suspect is not in the u.s. legally, the court rejecting the claim that that's only the federal government's job. swing justice anthony kennedy sided with court conservatives, writing for the majority, "the mandatory nature of the arizona status checks does not interfere with the federal immigration scheme. consultation between federal and state officials is an important feature of the immigration system." that's what arizona's governor jan brewer had argued. >> this is the day that we had been waiting for, and, make no mistake, arizona is ready.
supreme court delivered a mixed verdict to both the obama administration and the state of arizona yesterday, ruling it is constitutional for arizona police to check immigration status. however, other sections of the state's controversial immigration law were thrown out entirely. nbc's steve handelsman has more. >> reporter: both sides had something to celebrate as the high court handed down the arizona decision. by 5-3 the justices upheld the most controversial part of the law, requiring...
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. >>> the obama administration has proposed a new ban on mining near the grand canyon. critics say it cuts off access to 40% of the nation's uranium supply. >>> and a 3-year-old girl got quite a surprise during a trip to a zoo in new zealand. a lion started pawing frantically just inches from the child. luckily, they were separated by heavy glass. but the girl wasn't scared. she wants to go back to the zoo next month when she turns 4. pretty brave. >>> and now here's an early look at one of your top health headlines on msnbc.com. nicotine may help tune up the brains of seniors suffering from mild memory loss. seniors suffering from mild cognitive impairment could boost their memories with a nicotine patch. the patch also led to improvement in attention and mental processing. for more information on this and other health stories, you can always head to the web. check out the health page online at msnbc.com. >>> and now here's an early look at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow opens at 12,392 after gaining 32 points yesterday. the s&p was up too. the nasdaq a
. >>> the obama administration has proposed a new ban on mining near the grand canyon. critics say it cuts off access to 40% of the nation's uranium supply. >>> and a 3-year-old girl got quite a surprise during a trip to a zoo in new zealand. a lion started pawing frantically just inches from the child. luckily, they were separated by heavy glass. but the girl wasn't scared. she wants to go back to the zoo next month when she turns 4. pretty brave. >>> and now here's...
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today's "washington post" reports the obama administration is developing a new way of pursuing terrorists. the disposition matrix contains terror suspects names laid out against resources available to track them down. it's designed to map out ways to reach suspects beyond the reach of unmanned drones. >>> colorado's secretary of state says 300 more suspected non-citizens have been found on the state's voter rolls. the names were among the more than 3,900 people who have received letters in august questioning their citizenship. >>> a former cia officer faces 2 1/2 years in prison after pleading guilty to leaking the name of a covert officer to a reporter. in 2007 john kiriakou was the first official to go public about the government's use of water boarding as an interrogation technique. >>> police in south jersey have said two boys have been arrested for luring a girl and strangling her. the strangulated body of autumn pasquale was found stuffed in a recycling bin. the suspect's mother helped crack the case after posting on her son's facebook account. >>> nasa says the sun unleashed an int
today's "washington post" reports the obama administration is developing a new way of pursuing terrorists. the disposition matrix contains terror suspects names laid out against resources available to track them down. it's designed to map out ways to reach suspects beyond the reach of unmanned drones. >>> colorado's secretary of state says 300 more suspected non-citizens have been found on the state's voter rolls. the names were among the more than 3,900 people who have...
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saying arizona should be entitled to pick up the slack in lax federal enforcement and he called the obama administration's new policy, letting children who were brought here illegally, remain, quote, the non-enforcement program. the court will be in session just one more day this term, thursday, and that's when we'll get the health care decision ending this term with maximum drama. brian? >> all right. pete williams, where it all happened today. pete, thanks. now to where this all started. this was the arizona case the court decided today, after all. nbc's mike taibbi is there tonight and has reaction for us to the court ruling. >> reporter: it only seemed like a normal day for leticia ramirez's family, her husband off to his construction job, and her children watching early morning tv. but she and her husband have been in this country illegally for over a decade and when she later watched the supreme court ruling unfold, she said the verdict though it only upheld the so-called show your papers part of the law was still threatening. >> the whole community won't be able to go out, have a n
saying arizona should be entitled to pick up the slack in lax federal enforcement and he called the obama administration's new policy, letting children who were brought here illegally, remain, quote, the non-enforcement program. the court will be in session just one more day this term, thursday, and that's when we'll get the health care decision ending this term with maximum drama. brian? >> all right. pete williams, where it all happened today. pete, thanks. now to where this all...
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. >>> the obama administration celebrating a controversial anniversary. will health care reform survive its next challenge? >>> and it's a giant jackpot. do you have your ticket yet? a look at what you can buy with all that money. >>> and good afternoon, i'm jeff ranieri. we're tracking the latest storm developing off shore with a few areas of showers just off the coastline. it is going to keep rain in your forecast for the south bay on saturday, but, well, it may be wet around the bay area and still plenty of things to do. our very own lauren scott has a look at some of your options. >>> a journey under the big top is just part of what's on tap this weekend. having made a successful run at at&t park in the early part of winter, cirque du soleil has brought totem one of the stars of the show performing the role of crystal man. >> you want to leave a show and feel something, i don't want to use the word magical, because it's overused, but you want to feel something more. we do that. and i believe we do that because we feel it. >> reporter: the story of evo
. >>> the obama administration celebrating a controversial anniversary. will health care reform survive its next challenge? >>> and it's a giant jackpot. do you have your ticket yet? a look at what you can buy with all that money. >>> and good afternoon, i'm jeff ranieri. we're tracking the latest storm developing off shore with a few areas of showers just off the coastline. it is going to keep rain in your forecast for the south bay on saturday, but, well, it may be...
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. >> if these reports are true, this is a dark day for freedom, and a day of shame for the obama administration. >> reporter: ambassador gary locke said then was not pressured to leave the u.s. embassy. >> he jumped up and said "let's go" i asked him again, is this what you want to do? do you want to leave the embassy? are you ready to go? he said yes. >> reporter: in the eye of the storm since his weekend escape from house arrest, chen made a series of emotional calls including to nbc news. locke says chen has clearly had a change of heart and they will visit him again to find out what he really wants. but as clinton tries to pressure china for help on iran, syria and north korea, and treasury secretary geithner on the economy -- >> we meet at a time of challenge in the global economy. >> reporter: both must deal with chen and how china deals with dissidents. issues they had hoped to downplay. >> this is a lose-lose proposition for the united states because the administration will be criticized for failing to stand up tall enough in defending him. >>> that was nbc's andrea mitchell reporting.
. >> if these reports are true, this is a dark day for freedom, and a day of shame for the obama administration. >> reporter: ambassador gary locke said then was not pressured to leave the u.s. embassy. >> he jumped up and said "let's go" i asked him again, is this what you want to do? do you want to leave the embassy? are you ready to go? he said yes. >> reporter: in the eye of the storm since his weekend escape from house arrest, chen made a series of...
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ted nugent assails the obama administration at an nra convention. zblen sudden impact, horrifying momentss a car smashes into a florida grocery store. >>> this is "early today" for wednesday, april 18th, 2012. >>> hello and good morning. welcome to our viewers across the nation, including the pacific time zone. i'm lynn berry. today we begin with a growing sex scandal. u.s. government investigators are in columbia trying to piece together exactly what happened there when as many as 20 alleged prostitutes were signed into the hotel rooms of president obama's secret service and advance military team. nbc's tracie potts has the latest for us from washington. tracie, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, lynn. they are looking in the backgrounds of the women, including interviewing them, making sure they had no ties with terror groups or foreign intelligence. we now know in addition to the 11 secret service agents involved, the military included soldiers, sailors and airmen. back here on capitol hill, lawmakers are concerned that maybe this isn't the
ted nugent assails the obama administration at an nra convention. zblen sudden impact, horrifying momentss a car smashes into a florida grocery store. >>> this is "early today" for wednesday, april 18th, 2012. >>> hello and good morning. welcome to our viewers across the nation, including the pacific time zone. i'm lynn berry. today we begin with a growing sex scandal. u.s. government investigators are in columbia trying to piece together exactly what happened there...
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. >> reporter: it is a showdown welcomed by the obama administration. >> by the end of this decade we're going to be glad the republicans called this obama care. >> reporter: in the highest court in the land, a constitutional fight over health care and the boundaries of government power. and this case is destined to look at that power. but the decisions won't be made until june. veronica? >> brian mooar in washington. brian, thank you. >>> today marks the one-month anniversary of the shooting of trayvon martin. the unarmed black teenager in florida was shot and killed by a neighborhood watch volunteer who claims it was self-defense. thousands are expected at a protest today after a weekend of rallies and prays. nbc's jay gray has details. >> we come tonight praying for peace. >> reporter: a show of unity in sanford, florida. >> it's about pulling our community together in the wake of an absolute tragedy. >> reporter: a shooting that has sparked a national outcry. >> we come tonight praying for the martin family. >> reporter: prayers that echoed across the country sunday. normal church at
. >> reporter: it is a showdown welcomed by the obama administration. >> by the end of this decade we're going to be glad the republicans called this obama care. >> reporter: in the highest court in the land, a constitutional fight over health care and the boundaries of government power. and this case is destined to look at that power. but the decisions won't be made until june. veronica? >> brian mooar in washington. brian, thank you. >>> today marks the...
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it's a big legal showdown for the signature accomplishment of the obama administration and it's drawing quite a crowd. outside the court, passionate demonstrations, mostly supporting the law. >> care for you, care for me. care for every family. >> i'm only giving out tickets for today's argument only. >> court officials allowed in 120 of the people who were in line. some of them since friday. >> 24, 25. >> rick santorum even showed up to underscore the political stakes. >> it's a very, very important day for america. >> today's question, can the challengers bring this case now or do they have to wait until 2014? when the centerpiece of the law kicks in, the requirement that all americans get health insurance? >> a 150-year-old law says no tax can be challenged before it goes into effect, and the health care law says anyone who does not get insurance must pay a penalty on their tax returns collected by the irs. so is that a tax? nearly all of the justices appear to think it's not since the "t" word is not in the health care law. >> congress has nowhere used the word tax. what it says is
it's a big legal showdown for the signature accomplishment of the obama administration and it's drawing quite a crowd. outside the court, passionate demonstrations, mostly supporting the law. >> care for you, care for me. care for every family. >> i'm only giving out tickets for today's argument only. >> court officials allowed in 120 of the people who were in line. some of them since friday. >> 24, 25. >> rick santorum even showed up to underscore the political...
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the obama administration says if the mandate goes away, that's a big revenue stream for insurance companies, then likely the things that will cost the insurance companies more will have to go, too, such as pre-existing condition coverage for adults and things the insurance companies can't vary rates based on a person's age or sex or medical condition. >> all right. pete williams, we'll be speaking with you on this broadcast tomorrow night as we review what the court has to say. pete williams at the supreme court. >>> also in washington tonight, a long overdue honor, as the government took a step to recifying an injustice over treatment african-american marines received when they were first allowed to join the corps back in the 1940s. today some 400 survivors received the congressional gold medal, an honor many of them could not have imagined back then but an honor their nation owed them. a report from our pentagon correspondent, jim miklaszewski. >> reporter: at 87, george mitchell and oscar culp still put in a six-day week at their furniture store in oceanside, california. culp says it's a
the obama administration says if the mandate goes away, that's a big revenue stream for insurance companies, then likely the things that will cost the insurance companies more will have to go, too, such as pre-existing condition coverage for adults and things the insurance companies can't vary rates based on a person's age or sex or medical condition. >> all right. pete williams, we'll be speaking with you on this broadcast tomorrow night as we review what the court has to say. pete...
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the obama administration and supporters, of course, are standing their ground here. this is going to be a case that the obama administration believes it will be able to withstand and the president's supporters say in five, ten, or 15 years that obama care will be a label worn with pride on this law. live at the supreme court in washington, i'm brian mooar, now back to you. >> thank you, brian. >>> it is 6:42 right now. coming up, 15 minutes of uninterrupted news including an update on the investigation into the killing of five people in san francisco. we'll have a live report coming up next. >>> plus, a rave returns to the bay area two years after two people died from drug overdoses. find wpromotors are saying this time around coming up. show it some love. chevron with techron. care for your car. >>> welcome back, everybody. 6:45 right now. meteorologist christina loren is back to fill us in on the forecast. >> let's go ahead and show you what it looks like out there. we're not going to get a view like this at this time tomorrow. taking a live look from san bruno. we
the obama administration and supporters, of course, are standing their ground here. this is going to be a case that the obama administration believes it will be able to withstand and the president's supporters say in five, ten, or 15 years that obama care will be a label worn with pride on this law. live at the supreme court in washington, i'm brian mooar, now back to you. >> thank you, brian. >>> it is 6:42 right now. coming up, 15 minutes of uninterrupted news including an...
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administration's $535 million loan to solyndra. >> there was a politician who put out a press release, calling it the most expensive ever made. >> i would prefer not to have controversy regarding the garden and it's a pc place without controversy. >> the director of the botanical garden takes a practical view of the rhetoric. >> they come here just for the politics and discover the garden, something good has come out of politics. >> it's a hyperbole that put forward on the project politically, you focus and open up the dialogue about the materials. >> until the glass rods remain in the middle of the garden. a reminder that the sees of beauty are a failure. nbc bay area news. >> bart riders are getting a new warning from oakland police who say stay off your phone and keep your eyes open. police handed out flyers advising commuters on various ways to say safe. the most frequent stolen items are cell phone, laptops and ipads. the victims are also using the devices when the thieves strike. taking advantage of the fact that you might be distracted. >> someone comes and takes the phone or t
administration's $535 million loan to solyndra. >> there was a politician who put out a press release, calling it the most expensive ever made. >> i would prefer not to have controversy regarding the garden and it's a pc place without controversy. >> the director of the botanical garden takes a practical view of the rhetoric. >> they come here just for the politics and discover the garden, something good has come out of politics. >> it's a hyperbole that put...
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police say two people are in custody. >>> "the washington post" reports that the obama administration has been in talks to build a new syrian opposition leadership to stop the violence from spread iing across the mide east. the plan is also intended to prevent radical islamic fighters from taking control of the opposition group. >>> in south carolina, income tax returns were targeted in the largest cyber attack against the state tax department in american history. more than 3 million social security numbers were compromised along with more than a million businesses and personal credit and debit cards. >>> and the new world poker champ is a 24-year-old recovering drug addict and college dropout. greg merson of maryland is the new champion. he won on the 399th hand of texas hold 'em, collecting more than 8.5 million bucks. and nice bling, a gold championship bracelet that's worth $150,000. not even a smile. >>> and now a look at how wall street begins this thursday after sandy forced a shortened week of trading. the dow closed at 13,096 after losing ten points yesterday. the s&p was up
police say two people are in custody. >>> "the washington post" reports that the obama administration has been in talks to build a new syrian opposition leadership to stop the violence from spread iing across the mide east. the plan is also intended to prevent radical islamic fighters from taking control of the opposition group. >>> in south carolina, income tax returns were targeted in the largest cyber attack against the state tax department in american history....
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what the governor is telling them, the obama administration had a perfect available option to say you are not going to provide contraception, but then just tell people where to go, that way we square it with what you want to do with your conviction, and we're realistic. but the government is it's our way or the highway. >> the idea that the catholic church is being forced to do something that as a church it doesn't want to do is a misnomer. the catholic church, somebody that is providing the service of being a church, operating as a church, they are exempt from this. when you want to become a health insurance provider, you must follow the rules of providing health providing. that means you have to cover contraception. you want to make it only about religious, but listen, mitt romney is campaigning saying that he would like to end-all family family support at the federal level, and eliminate that, and rick santorum says he would like to make contraception illegal. you can make it a thing that democrats hate religion. >> alex, i want to move this back. it's a fascinating debate and will
what the governor is telling them, the obama administration had a perfect available option to say you are not going to provide contraception, but then just tell people where to go, that way we square it with what you want to do with your conviction, and we're realistic. but the government is it's our way or the highway. >> the idea that the catholic church is being forced to do something that as a church it doesn't want to do is a misnomer. the catholic church, somebody that is providing...
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. >> reporter: but the obama administration found some sympathy for its position that health care is different because the cost of treating people who don't have insurance is shifted to those who do. >> you are entitled to health care when you go to an emergency room, when you go to a doctor, even if you can't pay for it. >> reporter: some of the nation's largest insurance companies now say they will continue honoring a few of the law's requirements even if the court strikes it down. that would include letting parents keep children on their policies until age 26, covering preventative services such as blood pressure screenings and removing caps on the costs of lifetime patient spending. >> they could be put into place quickly and easily. they're popular. and it's not surprising to me that the major insurers -- not all of them, but the major insurers have indicated that they will not back-pedal on those. >> reporter: the big insurers have said nothing about keeping a popular provision of the law that blocks them from denying coverage because of pre-existing conditions. there's no way
. >> reporter: but the obama administration found some sympathy for its position that health care is different because the cost of treating people who don't have insurance is shifted to those who do. >> you are entitled to health care when you go to an emergency room, when you go to a doctor, even if you can't pay for it. >> reporter: some of the nation's largest insurance companies now say they will continue honoring a few of the law's requirements even if the court strikes...
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he claims almost all the jobs lost during the obama administration were positions held by women. and a group of supporters is releasing new ads focusing on the president's energy policies and the state of the economy. the president, he is fighting back -- >> we can't afford to keep spending more money on tax can you tell us for wealthy americans who don't need them and weren't even asking for them. >>> also this morning, two major abortion groups announced they are backing romney after rick santorum suspended his race. >>> a strong earthquake hit the western mexico coast early today. d 6.9 magnitude quake hit the waters between the baja peninsula and the northern state of sonora. it caused plenty of shaking in cities up to 200 miles away from that epicenter. just yesterday, an 8.6 quake and an 8.2 aftershock rattled the coast of sumatra in the indian ocean. overnight, many of the people in the country chose to spend the night in tents, shelter centers and mosques. many of the residents had fled their homes earlier in the day, leaving their belongings behind as they raced to highe
he claims almost all the jobs lost during the obama administration were positions held by women. and a group of supporters is releasing new ads focusing on the president's energy policies and the state of the economy. the president, he is fighting back -- >> we can't afford to keep spending more money on tax can you tell us for wealthy americans who don't need them and weren't even asking for them. >>> also this morning, two major abortion groups announced they are backing romney...
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administration. he is who he is. it's not that he's a bad human being. my impression is he has a good family, he really loves his children and his wife, that he's a very pleasant person in some ways. the objective fact is he believes in a very radical vision of america's future that is fundamentally different from probably 80% of this country. and nobody in the elite media has ever wanted to dig into it, ever wanted -- why would he veto the keystone pipeline? why would he kill jobs in america? why would he have a national labor relations board attack boeing? because it fits the model of alinsky radicalism. >> there's news this morning governor romney is saying he will release his tax returns on tuesday from 2010 and an estimate for 2011. are you satisfied? >> i think that's a very good thing he's done, and i commend him for it. i think it's exactly the right thing to do. as far as i'm concerned, that plavr issue is now set aside and we can talk about other bigger and more important things. >> mr. spe
administration. he is who he is. it's not that he's a bad human being. my impression is he has a good family, he really loves his children and his wife, that he's a very pleasant person in some ways. the objective fact is he believes in a very radical vision of america's future that is fundamentally different from probably 80% of this country. and nobody in the elite media has ever wanted to dig into it, ever wanted -- why would he veto the keystone pipeline? why would he kill jobs in america?...
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but the obama administration says the law doesn't regulate insurance, it regulateth the entire health care market which everyone is involved with, voluntarily or not. a former top obama administration lawyer says that is regulating commerce. >> frankly, everyone is in the health care market. even the person who doesn't have health insurance is in the market. they could get hit by a bus tomorrow, they could get struck by cancer today, show up in the emergency room. >> reporter: it's commerce the administration says when the cost of treating uninsured people gets transferred to those who do have insurance, racing a family's cost by an average of $1,000 a year. can the challengers bring the case now? or do they have to wait until 2014, when the insurance mandate kicks in? >> i doubt the justices are going to say they can't decide this case. there's too much at stake. billions of dollars and they realize the nation needs an answer to this question. >> again, that was nbc's pete williams reporting. >>> coming up next, the incredible story of a lotto winner from earlier this year who just b
but the obama administration says the law doesn't regulate insurance, it regulateth the entire health care market which everyone is involved with, voluntarily or not. a former top obama administration lawyer says that is regulating commerce. >> frankly, everyone is in the health care market. even the person who doesn't have health insurance is in the market. they could get hit by a bus tomorrow, they could get struck by cancer today, show up in the emergency room. >> reporter: it's...
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. >> the obama administration found some sympathy for its position because health care is different. the cost of treating people who don't have insurance is shifted to those who do. >> you are entitled when you go to an emergency room, when you go to a doctor, even if you can't pay for it. >> some of the nation's largest insurance companies say they will continue honoring a fau of the law's requirements even if it struck down. covering preventive services and removing caps on the cost of life-time patient spending. >> they could be put into place quickly and easily. they're popular. and it's not surprising to me that the major insurers have indicated that they will not back peddle on those. >> but the big insurers have said nothing about keeping a popular provision of the law that blocks them from denying coverage because of preexisting conditions. >> the justice' vote on the health care laws considered the biggest secret in washington this week. even though some 50 people already know the rules, there have been no leaks. their law clerks, secretaries and printers all know what that
. >> the obama administration found some sympathy for its position because health care is different. the cost of treating people who don't have insurance is shifted to those who do. >> you are entitled when you go to an emergency room, when you go to a doctor, even if you can't pay for it. >> some of the nation's largest insurance companies say they will continue honoring a fau of the law's requirements even if it struck down. covering preventive services and removing caps on...
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now he has to go after moderates and independents and the obama administration wants him to stay right there on the right side with these conservative positions because they think that at the end of the day the country is not that extreme. but it's sort of weird because we've been seeing for so long, you know, the fundamental critique we've seen about mitt romney from the democrats has always been, he doesn't know which way, you know, he'll go on the basis of which way the wind goes. he'll flip-flop this, he was for this before he wasç against th. now actually putting him in the right and painting him there is definitely a strategic shift. >> you no he, to me you have the crucial number earlier in the show. which party can bring change? both those numbers were pathetically low, romney and obama. so if i'm running for president this year in a period of high alienation, i'm thinking my opponent isn't necessarily romney. i have to show i can bring change. and so what i want to do is first i want to ignore all the peons in my staff that says let's win the battle of the day. you get writt
now he has to go after moderates and independents and the obama administration wants him to stay right there on the right side with these conservative positions because they think that at the end of the day the country is not that extreme. but it's sort of weird because we've been seeing for so long, you know, the fundamental critique we've seen about mitt romney from the democrats has always been, he doesn't know which way, you know, he'll go on the basis of which way the wind goes. he'll...
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. >>> the obama administration just declared afghanistan the latest new non-nato ally. secretary of state hillary clinton announced the alliance today during a surprise visit to kabul. >> we see this as a powerful symbol of our commitment to afghanistan's future. >> this means the u.s. won't abandon afghanistan when it pulls out in 2014. >>> libyans are all smiles as they vote today for their first parliament since the overthrow and death of moammar gadhafi last year. the election is likely to be dominated by islamist parties, similar to what happened in egypt and tunisia. >>> and a serious political debate on jordanian tv could have turned deadly friday when a member of parliament pulled a gun on an activist. after trading insults, the parliamentarian first threw a shoe and then pointed a gun at his critics. fortunately, no shots were fired. >>> one of his attorneys says george zimmerman is very happy to be out of jail again. a florida judge has released the former neighborhood watch volunteer on $1 million bail. he also set stricter conditions after accusing zimmerman
. >>> the obama administration just declared afghanistan the latest new non-nato ally. secretary of state hillary clinton announced the alliance today during a surprise visit to kabul. >> we see this as a powerful symbol of our commitment to afghanistan's future. >> this means the u.s. won't abandon afghanistan when it pulls out in 2014. >>> libyans are all smiles as they vote today for their first parliament since the overthrow and death of moammar gadhafi last...
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speaking at a rally in burlingame gingrich blasted the obama administration for not doing anything to ease gas prices. gingrich took jabs at house minority leader nancy pelosi which some say also bashed the bay area. >> has very strange fantasies and understandings of reality. >> newt gingrich came to california. he came right to -- right next to san francisco saying there's a better way so i don't think it has anything to do with other than nancy's desire to create rumors and try and affect the election. >> the california primary takes place on june 5th, and the late est polls here show mitt romney leading by six points over rick santorum, but the two top gop candidates did not accept the invitation to the california republican convention. our political analyst larry gjertsen will join us in 15 minutes to talk about that snub. california governor jerry brown is in washington, d.c. meeting with other state governors. he is taking part in the annual national governors association conference. governor brown met with president barack obama last friday but has not said whether he's seekin
speaking at a rally in burlingame gingrich blasted the obama administration for not doing anything to ease gas prices. gingrich took jabs at house minority leader nancy pelosi which some say also bashed the bay area. >> has very strange fantasies and understandings of reality. >> newt gingrich came to california. he came right to -- right next to san francisco saying there's a better way so i don't think it has anything to do with other than nancy's desire to create rumors and try...
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do you give the obama administration high marks at this point for what they are delivering? >> i give everybody high marks. i give president obama, i give governor christie, i give countless local leaders. this is the best i've seen it. we've now been through a number of challenges really going back to this area being hit so hard by 9/11. it seems like every challenge from 100-year snowstorms to the hurricanes, people are gets better together. but obama was on the phone with me directly the night of the event. the governor was reaching out to me before the event even happened to make sure we had what we needed. the integration of services, sharing of communication, the sharing of critical assets was really an incredible job. >> joe scarborough, there is a political impact of this. i talked to republicans close to mitt romney who said governor christie was doing his job but he was really effusive in his praise before anything was delivered. you look at the numbers from chuck todd, there's a political impact, isn't there? >> there may be. there certainly was in 1992 with georg
do you give the obama administration high marks at this point for what they are delivering? >> i give everybody high marks. i give president obama, i give governor christie, i give countless local leaders. this is the best i've seen it. we've now been through a number of challenges really going back to this area being hit so hard by 9/11. it seems like every challenge from 100-year snowstorms to the hurricanes, people are gets better together. but obama was on the phone with me directly...
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the obama administration has done. >> there's a material difference in this respect. number one, the bush administration worked with me, in passing the iran freedom support act which i authored which imposed tough sanctions on the iranian nuclear program, and provided funding for the pro-democracy movement. when president obama came into office he cut that funding. president obama did not provide funding in to iran to help those folks who wanted to overthrow this democracy. and when the time came to support them, he chose not to. that is a substantive difference between my policy, which i was a leader on in the senate, and when president bush tried to do when he was president. >> the reality is there is no good option to disarm iran. >> yes, there is. >> the bush administration knew that. this administration knows that. tell me what you'd do differently then? >> i'd put fort a five point plan. use covert activity -- >> which is already being done. there's covert activity to set back their program by the israelis, by the united states. >> we know by the israelis. we do
the obama administration has done. >> there's a material difference in this respect. number one, the bush administration worked with me, in passing the iran freedom support act which i authored which imposed tough sanctions on the iranian nuclear program, and provided funding for the pro-democracy movement. when president obama came into office he cut that funding. president obama did not provide funding in to iran to help those folks who wanted to overthrow this democracy. and when the...
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administration. >> is romneynyour view a tea party candidate? >> i would say that we have five strong candates ruing for presidentn the republican nomination process right no i would pbably s he is the least of the candidates running for president right now tt would be considered a tea party candidate. the question is can he win? any republican nominee is better than the president we currently have. >> we will leave it there. thank you very much, we will be watching the vote. >>>before we go, stay with nbc and msnbc all week. >>>before we go, stay with nbc and msnbc all wethis is an rc robotic claw. my high school science teacher made me what i am today. our science teacher helped us build it. ♪ now i'm a geologist at chevron, and i get to help science teachers. it has four servo motors and a wireless microcontroller. over the last three years we've put nearly 100 million dollars into american education. that's thousands of kids learning to love science. ♪ isn't that cool? and that's pretty cool. ♪ isn't that cool? and that's pretty cool.
administration. >> is romneynyour view a tea party candidate? >> i would say that we have five strong candates ruing for presidentn the republican nomination process right no i would pbably s he is the least of the candidates running for president right now tt would be considered a tea party candidate. the question is can he win? any republican nominee is better than the president we currently have. >> we will leave it there. thank you very much, we will be watching the vote....
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because we understand that we can't afford four more years of an obama administration thats hostile to our party's values and our principles. and that's the tension. while you still hve two out of every five iowa caucusgoershave not yet made a decision. that's really going to get down to on tuesday night, you always hear the mantra, organization, organization, organizatio the organized campaign is going to have someone in each of those 1774 precincts t make the case, t only why a candidate can beat barack obama, but why they have principles of our party that they are going to the general. >> remember what happens on tuesday night. there's a set of speeches that happen before the actual vote. and i think that that is why, for instance, rick santorum is mang an electabilityargumen that's the problem he himself said he was runninginto. we agree with you. he fits the i republican caucus electorate better, frankly, than any of these candidates. better than rick perry without all of the baggage th hs accumulated. betterhan a newt gingrich. he fits it, the social conservative vaues, vry st
because we understand that we can't afford four more years of an obama administration thats hostile to our party's values and our principles. and that's the tension. while you still hve two out of every five iowa caucusgoershave not yet made a decision. that's really going to get down to on tuesday night, you always hear the mantra, organization, organization, organizatio the organized campaign is going to have someone in each of those 1774 precincts t make the case, t only why a candidate can...
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administration. another hot button issue, immigration is also on the supreme court dokt as well this week. a ruling could come on arizona's tough immigration law as early as this week. we're live in washington. back to you guys. >> thanks, claire. >> getting exciting now. the olympics getting closer a. preview going on here in the south day. >> the olympics gymnastic trials. bob redell hooks at local gymnasts hoping to make the team. >> good morning, laura and jon. san jose will be known as gymnastic city usa. the pavilion being the center of this universe. athletes will converge on this arena to swep and tumble their way to the summer olympics. you can see that work is being done. by sunday we'll know which five women and five men will he want the united states in london. it's possible some of those athletes could come from the bay area. an all-american athlete at stanford university, he took the past year off for fun suddenies, to train and hopefully beat out 14 other men for a spot on the team. it
administration. another hot button issue, immigration is also on the supreme court dokt as well this week. a ruling could come on arizona's tough immigration law as early as this week. we're live in washington. back to you guys. >> thanks, claire. >> getting exciting now. the olympics getting closer a. preview going on here in the south day. >> the olympics gymnastic trials. bob redell hooks at local gymnasts hoping to make the team. >> good morning, laura and jon. san...